Crystalline



Crystalline is found in the lens of the eye accounting for the transparency and probably increasing the refractive index of it. α-, β-, γ-, δ-crystalline are named according to the order they are eluted by gel filtration. δ-crystalline is found in avian and reptilian lenses.

3D Structures of Crystalline
2g98 - hγ-D-crystalline – human

1h4a - hγ-D-crystalline (mutant)

1elp - γ-D-crystalline – bovine

1auw - δ-2-crystalline (mutant) - duck